Sorry if this is all over the place. I'm trying to find what other toddlers do through the day. I don't think my 20 month old is "normal". He doesn't seem to know how to play. He doesn't scribble or drawer or play with blocks or his toys. He will for maybe 5 minutes and then gets board. He would rather be outside with a bucket of water and a sticks making a mess. I know that's important as well but I mean he wants to be outside from sun up to sun down and that's just not possible with a baby in the house. How can I help my toddler learn to play? What do other toddlers do through the day.
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Oh and to add he would rather pull books off shelves or pull all the TV cables out. I can tell him something 10 000 times like "don't touch the DVD player" (he is very tall and just reaches over the play pen) and will do it anyway. He will look me in the eye and just do it. Help.
He sounds pretty normal to me, he plays outside so he knows how to play, he just hates inside and finds it dull. Get him outside as much as you can, assuming there's no reason the baby can't be outside too? Mudpies, sandpit, bubbles, play dough, the messier the better. Buy a cheap tent for daytime "camping" where he can pretend to be out bush, get one of those fake fish and fishing pole sets so he can sit by his tent and "fish", a trike, a gardening set. Your baby can sleep in the shade in a pram, or when it's awake the two of you can join in. Get used to saying no (and don't), you're going to say it a lot, and usually for the same thing over and over and over again. That's normal too.
Completely normal.
My eldest is 3.5 and still hates to entertain himself inside. (Although he knows how to).
He just prefers the outdoors.
Put your baby in the pram or in a porta cot outside and you can all be happy.
He sounds pretty typical. Toys for toddlers are way over rated! My nieces and nephews preferred to play with Tupperware, pots and pans and the boxes the toys came in. Not much playing with the actual toys ever happened.
Sounds like joining a playgroup might be a good idea, it will help you see where other kids are at that age.
If you are worried take him and get a referral to the occupational therapist from your doctor. Getting in and seeing the "professionals" for an opinion is always worth it. If the occupational therapist is concerned about different aspects or speech and hearing they then should help you with a referral to a speech therapist and an audiologist. Once you have these reports go and see a paediatrician. The OT can help you with many things. SP. T can help with other aspects. Most of the time your mothers instincts are pretty spot on and we need to learn to listen to them more. It's always good to have someone give us peace of mind rather than sitting there and freaking out about our child's behaviour. I'm not going to tell you it's normal behaviour because I wouldnt know. (2 ASD and one awaiting an ADHD diagnosis) always better to be safe than sorry later on.
Sorry but yep normal . Mines the same ! In inside time I try to have multiple activities available that he can explore ! I think you are finding it harder because you have a baby ! He could still be getting used to that too ! Less attention from
Mummy = do what you want even if she says no :-/ it's hard but it will get better . At 20 months and a baby in
The house I tried to put the wiggles on a lot haha that worked at times , set him up with a tub of water on towels on the floor in the kitchen , finger painting though not for the faint hearted as it's very messy !!! Umm duplo for a bit , trucks ! Musical instrsments or pots and pans to bash around !? Lots of sensory type activities there's HEAPS of ideas online just google activities for toddlers ! Hang in there mumma ! Spend as much time on the floor with him as you can it really could be that he misses ur attention too . Soon your baby will grow and they will play together more . Until then keep doing what your doing and get outside as much as u can where he loves